The data for 2024 released Wednesday by the Public Health Agency of Canada showed 7,146 deaths were recorded last year, 80 per cent of which were in just three provinces.

The death toll remains ‘incredibly high,’ an expert says, increasing between 20 and 100 per cent in some communities ...

Prior studies have shown veterans are particularly at risk of dying by opioid overdose and the possibility of that occurring ...

Drug-related overdoses and poisoning deaths dropped by 22% in 2024 over the previous year in Los Angeles County, marking the ...

Addiction is not a moral failing. It's a medical disease, and those in recovery who need medication like buprenorphine should ...

Spokane County continues to grapple with the ongoing opioid epidemic, with overdose deaths reaching unprecedented levels.

A little less than a year after topping up its medical countermeasure contracts with Emergent BioSolutions, the federal ...

A surge in cocaine use, a rise in methamphetamine deaths and a worsening fentanyl epidemic were all among the top concerns ...

Despite the sharp decline in fentanyl overdose deaths, there were still 1,263 in L.A. County last year, representing a ...

The Chicago Department of Public Health issued an alert after a surge in opioid-related overdoses during the recent heatwave.

During my 30 years in the Indiana Senate, I witnessed numerous pieces of legislation aimed at toughening our drug policies ...